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A Decade of Almosts: Literary Longlisters, 2005-16

Twelve years of winners and also-rans from some of the most prestigious English-language literary awards: the Pulitzer Prize, Man Booker Award, National Book Award, Baileys (formerly Orange) Prize, Costa (formerly Whitbread) Book Award, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. The list focuses on single-book fiction and does not include awards, e.g. the Nobel Prize, that honor an author for his/her entire body of work.
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
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Marilynne Robinson
An Unfinished Season (Ward Just)
An Unfinished Season
2
Ward Just
War Trash
War Trash
3
The Harmony Silk Factory
The Harmony Silk Factory
4
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
5
John Banville
Arthur & George
Arthur & George
6
A Long Long Way
A Long Long Way
7
Slow Man
Slow Man
8
Rachel Cusk: In the Fold
Rachel Cusk: In the Fold
9
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
10
Kazuo Ishiguro
All for Love (Dan Jacobson)
All for Love
11
Dan Jacobson
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
12
Marina Lewycka
Hilary Mantel: Beyond Black
Hilary Mantel: Beyond Black
13
Saturday, Ian McEwan
Saturday, Ian McEwan
14
The People's Act of Love (James Meek)
The People's Act of Love
15
James Meek
Shalimar the Clown (Salman Rushdie)
Shalimar the Clown
16
Salman Rushdie
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
17
Ali Smith
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
18
Zadie Smith
Harry Thompson: This Thing of Darkness
Harry Thompson: This Thing of Darkness
19
This Is the Country (William Wall)
This Is the Country
20
William Wall
Europe Central (William T. Vollmann)
Europe Central
21
William T. Vollmann
Veronica (Mary Gaitskill)
Veronica
22
Mary Gaitskill
Trance (Christopher Sorrentino)
Trance
23
Christopher Sorrentino
Holy Skirts (Rene Steinke)
Holy Skirts
24
Rene Steinke
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
25
Lionel Shriver
Billie Morgan (Joolz Denby)
Billie Morgan
26
Joolz Denby
Old Filth (Jane Gardam)
Old Filth
27
Jane Gardam
The Mammoth Cheese (Sheri Holman)
The Mammoth Cheese
28
Sheri Holman
Liars and Saints (Maile Meloy)
Liars and Saints
29
Maile Meloy
A Long Way Down (Nick Hornby)
A Long Way Down
30
Nick Hornby
The Ballad of Lee Cotton (Christopher Wilson)
The Ballad of Lee Cotton
31
Christopher Wilson
The Green Lantern (Jerome Charyn)
The Green Lantern
32
Jerome Charyn
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
The Dew Breaker, by Edwige Danticat
33
Prisoners of War (Steve Yarbrough)
Prisoners of War
34
Steve Yarbrough
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
35
Geraldine Brooks
The Bright Forever (Lee Martin)
The Bright Forever
36
Lee Martin
The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
37
E. L. Doctorow
Peter Carey: Theft
Peter Carey: Theft
38
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
39
Kiran Desai
Robert Edric: Gathering the Water
Robert Edric: Gathering the Water
40
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